Laurie Tisch
Laurie Tisch | |
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| Born | 1951 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Investor, philanthropist |
| Known for | Co-owner of New York Football Giants; owner of Gotham FC; founder of Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund |
| Notable work | Philanthropic initiatives including Healthy Food & Community Change and Arts in Health programs |
Laurie Tisch (born 1951) is an American billionaire, investor, and philanthropist.
Biography
Daughter of Joan (née Hyman) (1927–2017) and Preston Robert Tisch (1926–2005), co-founder of Loews Corporation and half-owner of the New York Giants, Tisch, along with her brothers (Jonathan Tisch and Steve Tisch), inherited their mother's 6% share in Loews, which contributed to their billionaire status.
In 2007, she established the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, a charitable organization dedicated to increasing access and opportunity throughout New York City with a strong focus on equity in its funding and programs. Notable initiatives include Healthy Food & Community Change launched in 2013 and Arts in Health introduced in 2018. In response to heightened mental health challenges during the Covid-19 crisis, the Illumination Fund issued a request for proposals in 2021 targeting NYC arts organizations serving marginalized populations; this resulted in grant awards to 14 groups in 2022.
Tisch has served in prominent leadership capacities such as Co-Chair of the Board at the Whitney Museum of American Art and Vice Chair at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Her board memberships extend to The Juilliard School, The Jewish Communal Fund, and she holds a trustee position at the Aspen Institute. As Chair Emeritus of the Center for Arts Education and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM), she guided CMOM's growth into a premier citywide institution. Currently, she is co-leading a capital campaign aimed at constructing a new CMOM facility designed to support families living in shelters as well as incarcerated parents.
Additionally, Tisch is a co-owner and board member of the New York Football Giants. Together with her daughters Emily Tisch Sussman and Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, she owns Gotham FC, the National Women’s Soccer League team representing NY/NJ.
Her philanthropic efforts have been recognized with numerous accolades including receiving the Key to New York City (2018), being named among Crain’s “50 Most Powerful Women” (2017), a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York Foundation for the Arts, United Way’s Power of Women Award, Share Our Strength’s “No Kid Hungry” Hero Award, Lincoln Center Distinguished Service Award, as well as an honorary doctorate from Yeshiva University. In 2022, she contributed to producing the Tony Award-winning musical A Strange Loop.
Net worth
According to Forbes' ranking of The World's Billionaires, her net worth was estimated at $1.2 billion as of April 2023.
Personal life
Tisch is divorced from Connecticut-based hedge fund manager Donald Sussman. They have two daughters: Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, a marketing strategist who served as Chief Marketing Officer at Peloton during its period of rapid expansion, and Emily Tisch Sussman, a Democratic strategist and campaign organizer known for leading progressive initiatives at organizations such as the Center for American Progress and Swing Left.